Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-28
SMEDLEY & SHEETS

Orders and Propositions de Old
State House i'm City of New Ha-
ven, providing for submission
TO Popular Vote, December 6,
lSS7.
~ the City Of New Haven, that at the City
sixth day of December, A. D. 1857, the following
propositions shall be submitted to the registered
Proposition First-The State House building
at the expense of the city, as may be prac-
Proposition second-The State House building
shall be repaired by the city at expense not to
exceed thirty thousand dollars, as practical
troll and direction of the Court Of Common Council
as that body may determine and prescribe
At said election each registered freeman may de-
posit a ballot in favor of of said propositions
Such ballots shall bear, respectively, upon their
moval of State House First Propositions and For
/ Repairs of State House Second Proposition.D
and returns sd in the sar1e manner for city
officers. That proposition which shall be found to
have received the largest number of votes shall be
It is hereby further ordered That the Police Com
| missoners of the City of New Haven shall provide
at each voting place in this city at said election an
additional ballot box, in which the ballots to be
cast hereinbefore provided, shall be deposited
And it shall be and is her.by made the duty Of the
City Auditor to provide at each voting place at said
number of printed ballots of each of the kinds and
in form, as herenbefore prescribed for the use Of
| the electors.
And it is hereby further ordered, That in the
L IN,
(For Removal of State House, it shall be and is
| hereby made the duty of the Board of Public
before the 25th day of December A D. 1887, in not
less than three of the daily newspapers of this city,
piete removal from the nc Green % of % the old state
House before the first day of July, A D. 1888;
warded to the lowest and best bidder according to
| the judgment of said Board of Public Works, and
in the event of there being acceptable bids the
said Board of Public Works is hereby authorized
and empowered to contract for the taking down
of
and conditions as may appear to be best. And all
the expense of such taking down and removal shall
| be paid by the City of New Haven by special tax
on the grand list Of the town of New Haven for a
| sum not exceeding $4,000.
| And it is hereby furthered ordered. That in the
event of the adoption of the Second Proposition.
Council Of said City Of New HaTen to-
| gether with the Mayor and City Auditor of said
cable after the adoption of the said Second Propo
sition) determine upon the repairs necessary tc
be made within and upon said state House building
exceeding the amount specifed in said Second
uses as contemplated in said Second Proposition
And the said Coart of Common Council, Mayor anc
| Auditor are authorized to make and execute con
tract or contracts for the making of said repairs
they are also autherized Or to empty architects o.
Of repairs, and to prepare plans and specialization
to be made in said building the better to adapt t.
public uses.
Proposition, it is hereby made the duty of sal
! | Court of Common Council to lay a special tax
| based on the Grand List of the Town of New Ha
ven, next last completed, sufficient to raise a sun
not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, for making
such repairs and for all other costs and charge
| connected Herewith.
The foregoing orders and propositions shall b
| published in each of the daily newspapers of thi
city three times prior to the day Of said city eet
tion the last insertion in each of said newspaper
| to be not later than the Sd day of December mex
| But failure to make such publications in any {
= said newspapers shall not in any way invadate
impair the force and efec5 of the foregoing order
| or propositions.
In Court of Common Council, City of New Have
Read, report accepted, and orders passed.
b | Approved November %, 1887.
b A true copy of record.
b Attest: BERNARD ]. STANLEY,
b n26 3t City Clerk